Optic neuropathy caused by Propionibacterium acnes pachymeningitis

J Neuroophthalmol. 2014 Sep;34(3):264-7. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000101.

Abstract

We describe a patient with vision loss from an optic neuropathy caused by Propionibacterium acnes pachymeningitis. The patient's optic neuropathy was stabilized with appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningitis / complications*
  • Meningitis / microbiology*
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Propionibacterium acnes / pathogenicity*
  • Visual Field Tests
  • Visual Fields / physiology